Residents walk outside the Corner Tower at the Palace Museum in Beijing on Nov 7, 2021. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]

Residents in Beijing found a romantic white landscape when they awoke Sunday morning a day after the first snow hit the capital.

According to the Beijing meteorological bureau, some areas in the city are expected to witness a heavier blizzard starting Sunday afternoon, which will send temperatures to -5 C. As predicted, temperatures will start to pick up on Tuesday.

Beijing Capital International Airport has canceled 10 flights as of 9 am Sunday, according to Beijing News. 84 flights had taken off from the airport by then.

According to the airport, 200 staff, 50 vehicles, 1,100 tons of de-icing fluid and 200 tons of snow melt agent have been prepared for clearing the snow from the tarmac.

Beijing Daxing International Airport made adjustments to flights scheduled for Sunday as the snow started and reminded passengers to keep abreast of weather and flight changes.

The Beijing Subway has been fully prepared for the snow, clearing walks to ensure the safety and convenience of the public since Saturday night.

The Beijing meteorological bureau issued yellow alerts for strong wind, cold air, blizzard and ice on roads on Saturday afternoon.

China has a four-tier color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe, followed by orange, yellow and blue.

Residents take photos near Beihai Park in Beijing on Nov 7, 2021. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]

Residents take photos at a park in Beijing on Nov 7, 2021. [Photo by Zhang Wei/chinadaily.com.cn]

Sanitation workers spread snow melt in Beijing on Nov 7, 2021. [Photo by Zhang Wei/chinadaily.com.cn]

A woman walks outside in Beijing on Nov 7, 2021. [Photo by Jiang Dong/chinadaily.com.cn]

A courier braves the snow to deliver packages in Beijing on Nov 7, 2021. [Photo by Jiang Dong/chinadaily.com.cn]

A child plays in the snow in Beijing on Nov 7, 2021. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]

Children play in the snow in Beijing on Nov 7, 2021. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]

A child cleans snow in Beijing on Nov 7, 2021. [Photo by Geng Feifei/chinadaily.com.cn]

Customers emerge from a restaurant on a snowy night in Beijing on Nov 6, 2021. [Photo by Wu Xiaohui/chinadaily.com.cn]

A snow-covered alley in Beijing on Nov 7, 2021. [Photo by Wu Xiaohui/chinadaily.com.cn]

Many departments in Beijing started snow cleaning on Saturday night. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Many departments in Beijing started snow cleaning on Saturday night. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A woman in traditional Chinese clothes visits the Palace Museum in snow in Beijing on Nov 7, 2021. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

A woman wheeling a child in a stroller walks past the Wumen Gate of the Palace Museum in Beijing on Nov 7, 2021. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

A woman takes photos of the snow in the Wangjing area of Beijing’s Chaoyang district on Nov 7, 2021. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]

People wait in line in snow to take a nucleic acid test for COVID-19 in Beijing's Chaoyang district on Nov 7, 2021. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]

Sanitary workers clear snow on the road in Xicheng district of Beijing on Nov 7, 2021. [Photo by Du Lianyi/chinadaily.com.cn]

A man looks at a snowman he made in Xicheng district of Beijing on Nov 7, 2021. [Photo by Du Lianyi/chinadaily.com.cn]

Children play with snow at a community in Haidian district of Beijing on Nov 7, 2021 [Photo by Geng Feifei/chinadaily.com.cn]

A child throws a snowball during a snowball fight at a community in Haidian district of Beijing. [Photo by Geng Feifei/chinadaily.com.cn]

A winter swimmer rubs his body with snow outside the Nanruyi Gate of the Summer Palace in Beijing. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]

People have fun in the snow near a section of the Beijing–Miyun Diversion Canal in Haidian district of Beijing. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]